diff --git a/search-services/alfresco-search/src/test/java/org/alfresco/solr/SolrTestInitializer.java b/search-services/alfresco-search/src/test/java/org/alfresco/solr/SolrTestInitializer.java
index b28719e82..417332a48 100644
--- a/search-services/alfresco-search/src/test/java/org/alfresco/solr/SolrTestInitializer.java
+++ b/search-services/alfresco-search/src/test/java/org/alfresco/solr/SolrTestInitializer.java
@@ -141,9 +141,7 @@ public abstract class SolrTestInitializer extends SolrTestCaseJ4
     private static Properties addExplicitShardingProperty(Properties solrcoreProperties)
     {
         if(solrcoreProperties == null){
-
             solrcoreProperties = new Properties();
-                
         }
         solrcoreProperties.put("shard.method", "EXPLICIT_ID");
         return solrcoreProperties;